Grove

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
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Grove

a small wood or group of trees for providing shade, forming avenues, etc. See also bosk.

Examples: grove of bayonets, 1889; of ears of wheat, 1667; of fruit trees, 1838; of their own kindred, 1793; of Athenian literature, 1849; of olives, 1667; of majestic palms, 1856; of spears, 1667; of trees.

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